Here's a problem I encounter when creating buildings for D&D: I quickly run out of specific room types. For instance, when I create a temple, I can think of the main worship area, chambers for the priest/shaman and temple servants, and maybe a few utility rooms like the kitchen or a storage room…then, I just run out. Googling doesn't seem to help, either, as I get lists of specific real-world temples (which are either too specific to a real-world religion, or don't give me more than I've got).
Since I am architecturally challenged, I was wondering if anyone knew where to find good room lists for various kinds of buildings for fantasy RPGs, including (but not limited to):
- Temples
- Military Bases
- Wizard's Abodes
- Catacombs/Barrows
- Upper-class Urban Homes
These wouldn't be random generators, but just a list of rooms common for each type. I've seen a couple of generic dungeon room names, but nothing specific to a particular type of enclosure.
Best Answer
Historical buildings are a great source of real floor plans: guild halls, merchant adventurer hall, churches, and castles will all have a visitor's map which you can easily adapt to your game.
Another great source is archaeological digs of pre-dark ages sites: Carthage, Rome, Greece, etc... all have many great floor plans that are easy to adapt.
Catacombs exist in real life (Paris has a large one) and you can easily get hold of the maps for it. Of course, you can get mines and caves plans as well and expend those.
For example, a quick google search for "tibetan monastery floor plan" got me this temple with floor plans, photos, and explanations. You could use this as a small/medium temple in your world with great ease.
Finally, there are a lot of computer games out there with dungeons: just get one of the strategy books (or walk through) and you should have a plethora of unrealistic dungeons filled with monsters that just wait for the PCs to come and kill them.